Matthew Lewis on OOTP
TLC's PotterCast recently conducted an interview with the Matt Lewis, who portrays Neville Longbottom in the HP films.

In the interview, Matt discussed Neville's character development that occurs in Movie 5:

"It almost comes off as a different character this year.... He's not the Neville that we all know. He starts off that way then rapidly changes throughout the film. It's been a lot of fun. Definitely a change, but definitely a welcome one."

Matt also speaks of several new faces around the set, including Imelda Staunton, who is playing Dolores Umbridge:

"She [as Umbridge] is the nastiest person you'll ever meet, on the film. She's just cruel and twisted and slightly mental.... You can see she's plotting something. She's plotting how she's going to kill you, later on, when your back is turned."

You can check out the first part of the three-part interview starting on the next episode of PotterCast, airing tomorrow.
Posted by Ben on Aug 15th | 66 Comments
Visitor Comments
Posted by lunaluvgood14322 Aug 15th 2006

wow! 1st! good 4 matthew!


Posted by sinistra_09 Aug 15th 2006

cool ... he's pretty nice sounding!! top 5!!


Posted by emilym Aug 15th 2006

neville!


Posted by nifflerbabe Aug 15th 2006

wow really awesome to hear from him


Posted by MrsRoonilWazlib Aug 15th 2006

YAY !!!


Posted by obsessions Aug 15th 2006

I freakin' love Matt Lewis...he truly is in it for the fans and he's pretty good as Neville --top 10?


Posted by loony_luna_lovegood Aug 15th 2006

Oh gosh I love Matthew Lewis as Neville ^.^ I can barely wait for the 5th film!


Posted by clemence713 Aug 15th 2006

Woah aweesome


Posted by Elizabeth_S Aug 15th 2006

I'm glad he finally gets an interview! He does a great job


Posted by Deppified Aug 15th 2006

Woot! I love him :) that interview made me even more exited for the movie .. If that was possible ... :P


Posted by marimekko Aug 15th 2006

aaah i was almost top ten oh well...cool


Posted by NickiGrint Aug 15th 2006

YAY!!! I LOVE MATTHEW LEWIS!!!!!


Posted by PotterChickFoSho Aug 15th 2006

cool! matt is like sooo perfect for neville. arg! i cannot wait to see this movie, it's driving me crazy! only 331 more dyas (yes..i've already started counting lol).. top 10?? i think this is the closest i've every been. wow.


Posted by asia_canada Aug 15th 2006

i love matt lewis.... other than dan he's my favourite hp actor... he seems so down to earth


Posted by cool_varzz Aug 15th 2006

hey this guy sounds gud.....n i must say he is perfect as neville longbottom!


Posted by The_Muffin_Girl Aug 15th 2006

...umbridge sounds insane... :-/


Posted by PoTtErfanatic4 Aug 15th 2006

wicked awesome..(thats my new phrase..lol)


Posted by Carly87 Aug 15th 2006

Hee! I love Matt Lewis as Neville. I'm very excited to see him in the DoM scenes =0)


Posted by Hasy_n_purrinG Aug 15th 2006

SOO PUMPED FOR THE MOVIE!!!


Posted by mischiefmanaged128 Aug 15th 2006

Matthew Lewis is my favorite Harry Potter actor for his hard work that he puts into making his on-screen performance as true to the books as possible. He is a true Harry Potter fan, has read all the books, and keeps in mind the experiences Neville has had and will go through in future years. Some Harry Potter actors are so ignorant of the books. For example, Michael Gambon found out his character died in the sixth book through a newspaper, and then said he hoped that Jo would put him in as a ghost in the seventh book out of pity. This is the only thing that makes me glad that Dumbledore's not coming back.


Posted by Nevera Aug 15th 2006

I love the actor who plays Neville, he is very true to the role. I just wish he hadn't lost all that weight, isn't Neville a littl chubby in the book? But I love Neville's character the most. I sadly relate alot to Neville, trying to be friendly but getting made fun of, and honing alot of useless knowledge. I can't wait for the fifth movie. Mostly because of the new writer who wrote the newest Peter Pan (not the Disney one) which was the most like the book than all the others. So I have high hopes, I just wish that the Conducter had some work on Itunes so we could here a preview of what his work is like. I also haven't seen any of Yates' work so i have nothing to compare like I did with Columbus and Newell. I really hope they utilize the adult actors more this time around for more than comic relief.


Posted by dobbyroxmysox Aug 15th 2006

hes perfect as neville!! i cant wait to see umbridge...she sounds insane


Posted by Arinia Aug 15th 2006

mischiefmanaged128-Total agreeance right there. But anyway, Umbridge sounds good so far, though a little on the insane side o.o but let's hope they keep her in character for the most part. She's a character I'm really looking foreword to.


Posted by LadyArwen06 Aug 15th 2006

Matt is perfect Neville in my opinion..and Umbridge, sounds completly mental, perfect =]


Posted by Potter_Person Aug 15th 2006

Wait: so pottercast hasn't came out yet, right? (i mean for this week.) sorry, but ben, how much did Melissa pay you to do that?


Posted by cheep_wand Aug 15th 2006

Cool BEANS! he plays neville so well! Too bad i can't get Podcast. !


Posted by DecemberDrops Aug 15th 2006

I like hearing from the various actors on the set, listening to their personal feelings about the film, their individual experiences.


Posted by Mrs_Finnegan Aug 15th 2006

Sweet, he is a really good neville. You don't hear to much about him.


Posted by Fluffy Aug 15th 2006

Matthew Lewis is amazing as Neville. Neville is such a cool character, he changes so much in OotP, can't wait to see how they portray him in the movie. I can't wait to see Umbridge either, she's so crazy


Posted by Ctgate12 Aug 15th 2006

I can't wait to see how Neville will turn out and see his brave side! To tell you the truth, I'm not really looking forward to Umbridge. I'm not looking forward to the whole quill hand blood thing.. It hurt bad enough imagining it, but seeing it.. *shudders*


Posted by xoxDumbledorexox Aug 15th 2006

ahh i cant wait!!! i love umbrige i mean shes absolutely horrible but i cant wait to see how they make her out to be in the film


Posted by smurff Aug 15th 2006

lol i love how he described umbridge. i might start to like matthew lewis (not that i dislike him now)


Posted by Morgan212324 Aug 15th 2006

thats cool.. matthew seems like a nice guy... cant wait for order of the phoenix!!


Posted by pinkminnie29 Aug 15th 2006

ahh. i have a crush on matt lewis. teehe. i love his character in the books. and i think hes perfect for the movies =] cant wait to watch it


Posted by Deppified Aug 15th 2006

Ctgate12 - I AGREE ! I think I'm gonna faint if they have it in the movie (yes, siriusly - I FAINT if I see blood)


Posted by lupinlover93 Aug 15th 2006

ooh, how cool, can't wait to see the movie... i have been waiting for this movie since the bok came out, it's my favorite book!


Posted by inomoreabouthpthnu Aug 15th 2006

Cant wait!!!!!!!! Ever since the third movie ive just wanted to give neville a big hug!!!!!!! I love you!!!!!!!!


Posted by sugarquill Aug 15th 2006

oooh! can't wait!


Posted by Ctgate12 Aug 15th 2006

Deppified- Oh I know! I don't faint at seeing blood, it just makes my hand hurt! Once you think really hard about it, like you're there....... Ouch! I'm holding my hand right now!!! Jo made that scene in such detail, I think they have to put it in the movie. It's not a small scene, that shows she really truely is evil.


Posted by Ctgate12 Aug 15th 2006

oops... my bad...


Posted by MIKEF285 Aug 15th 2006

Ctgate12 Get a grip. JEEZ!! LOL


Posted by Dancer_1021 Aug 15th 2006

awesome! Matthew Lewis is sooo cool!


Posted by person92 Aug 15th 2006

Aww. Matt's the coolest. Gotta love Neville!


Posted by longbottom Aug 15th 2006

he seems chill and down to earth .. i cant wait to listen to it i bet it'll be entertaining =]


Posted by ChadeBrain Aug 15th 2006

Its nice to know that Neville is finally breaking out of his shell. Good for you Matthew.


Posted by LJB85 Aug 15th 2006

I can't wait to see Order of the Phoenix! ah!!!!!!!!


Posted by soccerbabix101 Aug 15th 2006

whoa, i wanna see OOTP soo bad now!!!


Posted by Weazleby Aug 15th 2006

I can't wait for the Movie. Neville is one of the coolest characters, he's always so clumsy. I think it'll be cool to see him be brave for once (Unless you count the dance in the 4th movie lol).


Posted by Jadore_Bella Aug 15th 2006

Can't wait to hear what he'll have to say about Helena. She plays his sworn enemy, after all.


Posted by Moo_ness Aug 16th 2006

It's true....he never gives an interview! He's the best Neville ever! The teeth were bootiful. :-P He's increased my expectations from Umbridge....can't wait for the movie! ^___^




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